AUTUMN LEAVES VII: Here's the last photo in this year's 'Autumn Leaves' series until the first snow (which may be soon if the weather forecasts are even remotely correct).

Even the trees in the back have begun to surrender to the inevitable, with only a few 'bitter clingers' still hanging on. Last week's photo is here.

Down the street, the 'bitter clingers' are having better success, but are finally succumbing to winter. Here they are today:

Only last week they were still mostly green but by midweek the change was well underway.

Winter is enroute. Today's high (48 degrees) has already passed and the winds are already picking up speed as the cold front moves in.